Editorial – Summer 2026
The Canadian left needs confidence, a feeling of trust and certainty in self and in others, to restart from scratch and learn to use this hyperpolitical moment.
Clement Nocos is the Editor of Perspectives Journal and the Broadbent Institute’s Director of Policy and Engagement.
The Canadian left needs confidence, a feeling of trust and certainty in self and in others, to restart from scratch and learn to use this hyperpolitical moment.

Chile’s former Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation explains how her progressive government built capacity for digital sovereignty in anticipation of the age of AI.

Dylan Dusseault of Patriotic Millionaires Canada explains why we need to tackle extreme wealth inequality in order to save democracy.

The politics of the centre are no match for the challenges that face humanity. We do, it seems, face a choice between socialism or barbarism.

Il existe donc des solutions, mais le gouvernement revient à la charge avec une politique d’austérité dont l’échec est pourtant documenté depuis des décennies.

There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.

With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government still a few seats short of a majority government, working-class Canadians should start asking NDP leadership candidates how they would wield the balance of power.

Mark Carney has become the new political face of an ideological orientation that shares his western-Canadian background, but none of his partisan identifications.

Canadian progressives need to hold fast against a Carney government propped up by approval ratings that reflect the public sentiment that “things could be worse” as they become increasingly worse.


